The weighing scale is loud but not always honest. It only tells you overall weight, not whether you lost fat, gained muscle, or just had extra water and salt yesterday.
To stay sane, track progress in multiple ways:
- How your clothes fit—waistbands, sleeves, shoulders.
- How many push-ups, squats or minutes of walking you can now do compared to a month ago.
- Energy levels through the day.
- Sleep quality and mood.
Photos taken every few weeks (same lighting, similar clothing) can show changes the mirror hides daily.
If you still want to use the scale, fix a routine—same day of week, same time (e.g. morning after using the washroom), similar conditions. Look at weekly or monthly trends, not daily emotion swings.
Remember, building strength and health sometimes means the scale moves slowly or not at all while your body composition improves.
Fitness is not a single number. It’s how you feel, move and live.
